Comments on: Teens fight self-abuse charges http://www.joannejacobs.com/2009/03/teens-fight-self-abuse-charges/ Thinking and Linking by Joanne Jacobs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:51:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bill Leonard http://www.joannejacobs.com/2009/03/teens-fight-self-abuse-charges/#comment-45131 Bill Leonard Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:52:38 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/?p=8231#comment-45131 I wonder what the taxpayers in Tunkhannock think of this instance of their tax dollars at work. I also wonder whether there are any tapayers in Tunkhannock who think. I wonder what the taxpayers in Tunkhannock think of this instance of their tax dollars at work. I also wonder whether there are any tapayers in Tunkhannock who think.

]]> By: Doug Sundseth http://www.joannejacobs.com/2009/03/teens-fight-self-abuse-charges/#comment-45130 Doug Sundseth Sun, 29 Mar 2009 01:01:52 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/?p=8231#comment-45130 The prosecutor should be threatened with a Section 1983 action. It probably wouldn't win, but bringing the suit would be a more legitimate act of discretion than the prosecutor's. And no, the current state of affairs is not "rightly so". Abuse of discretion should be a felony. (I have an actual argument, but it won't fit on the margin, and besides, you didn't bother to present an argument to rebut.) The prosecutor should be threatened with a Section 1983 action. It probably wouldn’t win, but bringing the suit would be a more legitimate act of discretion than the prosecutor’s.

And no, the current state of affairs is not “rightly so”. Abuse of discretion should be a felony. (I have an actual argument, but it won’t fit on the margin, and besides, you didn’t bother to present an argument to rebut.)

]]> By: Dave J http://www.joannejacobs.com/2009/03/teens-fight-self-abuse-charges/#comment-45129 Dave J Sat, 28 Mar 2009 22:23:39 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/?p=8231#comment-45129 Telling someone how you intend to exercise your prosecutorial discretion is not tortious. It may be unprofessional behavior on the part of this prosecutor, but he's immune from civil suit for acts in the course of his official duties, and rightly so. The remedy if they think he behaved unprofessionally is to file a bar complaint. Telling someone how you intend to exercise your prosecutorial discretion is not tortious. It may be unprofessional behavior on the part of this prosecutor, but he’s immune from civil suit for acts in the course of his official duties, and rightly so. The remedy if they think he behaved unprofessionally is to file a bar complaint.

]]> By: Kim http://www.joannejacobs.com/2009/03/teens-fight-self-abuse-charges/#comment-45128 Kim Sat, 28 Mar 2009 02:16:21 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/?p=8231#comment-45128 So glad someone has sense enough to stand up to this idiocy. Too bad it was teenagers and not the adults. So glad someone has sense enough to stand up to this idiocy. Too bad it was teenagers and not the adults.

]]> By: david http://www.joannejacobs.com/2009/03/teens-fight-self-abuse-charges/#comment-45127 david Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:15:33 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/?p=8231#comment-45127 if the pics only showed their torsos and they were wearing bras, how is that more "pornographic" than the bikinis that girls wear at the pool? would a pic of that be pornographic? if the pics only showed their torsos and they were wearing bras, how is that more “pornographic” than the bikinis that girls wear at the pool? would a pic of that be pornographic?

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